Sooz'n'sights

This election year has taken its toll on us all... that is why I am so proud of my cousin Tom. He stands up for his values and convictions and holds true to his morals, or as I like to call it "virtue". He doesn't let money, status or power influence his ideas. Yes, he may have alienated a few friends throughout the course of this election year, but I am sure to bet that he sleeps well at night. He has made it quite clear to all of his Facebook "friends"; that if they are Trump supporters -- he wants nothing to do with them.

In any other election year, I would tell him he has gone too far and that he doesn't need to burn bridges or destroy long standing friendships That he doesn't need to impose his values as more righteous. In any other election year, I am sure we would all be happy to say, "Let the best man win!"

But this is not any other election year because we have a demagogue running for president (or as Tom likes to call him, a fascist). There is by no means a best man running in this election, there is only a best woman. The only man in this election is the worst man imaginable. He is a disgrace to our country, and a threat to world peace and the longevity of this planet.

That is what the second mountain biker who passed me on the trail said.I was stunned and then he said "I am pretty sure I am your neighbor", and then it hit me -- he had seen my birds and cage up in the window. "Yes, why yes, I am the "bird girl" I let out with a big loud laugh. Yes that is me."

I do meet so many wonderful people on the trail that runs through the strip of Black Hills that meanders through this amazing place called Rapid City.